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A glass of wine a day ‘could slow dementia’

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Having a glass of wine could do more than enhance your food - it may preserve your memory for longer, say doctors.
New research shows just one drink a day may delay dementia in those at risk from the disease because they are already having memory problems.
It is the first study to look […]

Bladder control surgery may be less effective

Surgery to improve bladder control in women may be less effective than previously reported, according to an article published online Monday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Previous studies of two types of urinary incontinence surgery reported cure rates of 70% to 85%, even five to eight years after the operation. This article, however, […]

Is Avandia the next Vioxx?

By Jyoti Thottam
Three years ago, concerns about the heart risks associated with the painkiller Vioxx triggered an escalating crisis for the drugmaker Merck that culminated with the withdrawal of the drug in September 2004, the eventual resignation of the CEO and fierce criticism of the Food and Drug Administration for failing to identify the […]

A Gene to Cure Blindness

By Laura Blue
It took 15 years to get the right gene, to neutralize a virus that could carry it, and to prove first in test tubes and then in live animals that the procedure was safe enough for humans. Finally a young man named Robert Johnson got the first shot. A team […]

Diabetes drug tied to heart risks

MILWAUKEE A new analysis Monday reported the widely prescribed diabetes drug Avandia is linked to a greater risk of heart attack and possibly death.
More than 6 million people worldwide have taken the drug sold by London-based GlaxoSmithKline PLC since it came on the market eight years ago. Pooled results of dozens of studies […]